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Pilosocereus tillianus
Pilosocereus tillianus is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to Venezuela (the state of Mérida). It was first described in 1982.
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Description
Pilosocereus tillianus has green to grayish green stems with 11–12 ribs. Its branches are more-or-less upright. The areoles have spines up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long. Flowering areoles have flexible spines and silky hairs up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long in dense tufts. Non-flowering areoles have rigid spines and fewer silky hairs. The flower is 3–3.5 cm (1.2–1.4 in) long with greenish outer segments (tepals) and white inner tepals. The fruit is red.
Range & habitat
Pilosocereus tillianus is native to the state of Mérida in Venezuela, where it occurs in area of Lagunillas.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 925100.